mile


Definition: Meaning of, mile in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mʌɪl /

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mile miles
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  1. written abbreviation a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1760 YARD s or about 1609 metres
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  2. the mile a race that is a mile in length
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  3. miles informal a very long distance
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  4. go the extra mile to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort
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  5. stick out/stand out a mile informal to be very easy to see or notice
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  6. can see/spot/tell something a mile off informal if you can see something a mile off, it is very easy to notice
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  7. be miles away spoken to not be paying attention to anything that is happening around you
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  8. miles older/better/too difficult etc British English informal very much older, better, too difficult etc [=  loads]
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  9. by a mile informal by a very large amount
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  10. miles out British English informal a measurement, guess, or calculation that is miles out is completely wrong
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  11. join the mile high club informal to have sex in a plane
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mile used in phrases

  • Admiralty mile (noun)
    1. 1,853.184 meters a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet ; 800 feet longer than a statute mile
  • Mile-High City (noun)
    1. the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
  • Roman mile (noun)
    1. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
  • Royal Mile
    1. the Royal Mile a line of old streets in Edinburgh which runs from the Castle to HOLYROOD PALACE
  • Square Mile
    1. the Square Mile another name for the City of London (= the financial and banking centre of London), used especially in news reports. It is called this because the area of the City is about one square mile.
  • Swedish mile (noun)
    1. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
  • Three Mile Island
    1. a nuclear power station in Pennsylvania in the US, where there was a serious accident in 1979. The people in charge managed to prevent a MELTDOWN (= when the nuclear material melts and burns through its containers), but the accident increased opposition to nuclear power in the US and prevented new power stations from being built.
  • air mile (noun)
    1. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  • geographical mile (noun)
    1. 1,853.184 meters a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet ; 800 feet longer than a statute mile
  • half mile (noun)
    1. a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
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